Question 1

The shaping of behavior is accomplished by:

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A)   reinforcing whenever possible.
B)   reinforcing only successive approximations of the final behavior desired.
C)   punishing any behaviors other than the desired final behavior.
D)   extinguishing competing behavior.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Skinner argued that psychologists must restrict their investigations exclusively to:

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A)   overt responses made by a subject.
B)   sexual and aggressive conflicts.
C)   future goals and aspirations.
D)   lower and higher needs.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Superstitious behavior is learned quickly when there are:

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A)   constant reinforcements regardless of outcome.
B)   short intervals between reinforcers.
C)   animal subjects rather than human.
D)   functional relationships between behavior and reinforcement.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The research for Skinner's behavioral approach was conducted on:

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A)   rats and pigeons.
B)   college students seeking to understand the world they live in.
C)   troubled people undergoing psychotherapy.
D)   chimpanzees and cats.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

According to Skinner,negative reinforcement is:

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A)   same as punishment.
B)   less effective than positive reinforcement.
C)   more effective than intermittent reinforcement.
D)   more successful with neurotics.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

An essential truth about B.F.Skinner's research is that:

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A)   it is more similar to Adler's than it is to Freud's.
B)   it is one that looks inside a person for clues to his or her behavior.
C)   it is based on clinical studies of neurotics.
D)   it is the antithesis of the psychoanalytic and other approaches.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Skinner believed that physiological processes are:

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A)   irrelevant for mental activities.
B)   less important than conscious processes.
C)   only relevant for the lower needs.
D)   highly important as the foundation of behavior.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of superstitious behavior?

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A)   It has a functional relation to the reinforcement received when the behavior is displayed.
B)   It is learned quickly when the interval between reinforcements is long.
C)   It is the result of a behavior being reinforced accidentally.
D)   It persists for a very short time-less than an hour on average-in humans.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Skinner believed that valid and replicable results could be obtained without _____ as long as sufficient data were collected from a single-subject under well-controlled circumstances.

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A)   conditional analysis
B)   cognition analysis
C)   technical analysis
D)   statistical analysisE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

On the issue of free will versus determinism,Skinner believed people function:

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A)   in accordance with inner being.
B)   by genetic factors.
C)   like machines.
D)   by unconscious conflicts.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In Skinner's research,food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet.The rat will eventually press the lever:

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A)   and receive an electric shock.
B)   at a decreasing rate.
C)   because its behavior is under the control of the reinforcers.
D)   because its actions become more random.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Operant behavior involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are used in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses,mental retardation,and autism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At age 22,Skinner experienced:

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A)   feelings of success and self-esteem.
B)   an identity crisis.
C)   jealousy of an older brother.
D)   a late-blooming Oedipus complex.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

A token economy is descriptive of what Skinner believed the country had become in his time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Illustrate the operant-conditioning process using the example of a rat in a Skinner box.

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Operant conditioning is the procedure by...

Question 17

Skinner described self-control as the ability to alter the impact of internal successive approximation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following approaches of assessing behavior may include quantification of heart rate,muscle tension,and brain waves?

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A)   Physiological measurement of behavior
B)   Self-reports of behavior
C)   Direct observation of behavior
D)   Analysis of cognitive processesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Skinner's term for voluntary,spontaneous behavior is:

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A)   respondent behavior.
B)   operant behavior.
C)   fixed behavior.
D)   extinguishable behavior.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is a true statement about B.F.Skinner?

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A)   He denied the existence of internal forces that direct behavior and development.
B)   His study of behavior incorporated psychoanalytic and humanistic approaches.
C)   His work rendered all previous personality theories obsolete.
D)   He made no reference to internal,subjective states to account for behavior.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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At age 22,Skinner experienced:

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Skinner described self-control as the ability to alter the impact of internal successive approximation.

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According to Skinner,negative reinforcement is:

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Skinner's term for voluntary,spontaneous behavior is:

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An essential truth about B.F.Skinner's research is that:

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In Skinner's research,food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet.The rat will eventually press the lever:

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A token economy is descriptive of what Skinner believed the country had become in his time.

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Skinner believed that physiological processes are:

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Superstitious behavior is learned quickly when there are:

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The shaping of behavior is accomplished by:

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Operant behavior involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

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On the issue of free will versus determinism,Skinner believed people function:

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Which of the following approaches of assessing behavior may include quantification of heart rate,muscle tension,and brain waves?

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Skinner believed that valid and replicable results could be obtained without _____ as long as sufficient data were collected from a single-subject under well-controlled circumstances.

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The research for Skinner's behavioral approach was conducted on:

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Which of the following statements is true of superstitious behavior?

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Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are used in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses,mental retardation,and autism.

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Illustrate the operant-conditioning process using the example of a rat in a Skinner box.

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